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1/*
2 * linux/fs/char_dev.c
3 *
4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
5 */
6
7#include <linux/init.h>
8#include <linux/fs.h>
9#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
10#include <linux/slab.h>
11#include <linux/string.h>
12
13#include <linux/major.h>
14#include <linux/errno.h>
15#include <linux/module.h>
16#include <linux/seq_file.h>
17
18#include <linux/kobject.h>
19#include <linux/kobj_map.h>
20#include <linux/cdev.h>
21#include <linux/mutex.h>
22#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
23#include <linux/tty.h>
24
25#include "internal.h"
26
27static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
28
29static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
30
31static struct char_device_struct {
32 struct char_device_struct *next;
33 unsigned int major;
34 unsigned int baseminor;
35 int minorct;
36 char name[64];
37 struct cdev *cdev; /* will die */
38} *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
39
40/* index in the above */
41static inline int major_to_index(unsigned major)
42{
43 return major % CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE;
44}
45
46#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
47
48void chrdev_show(struct seq_file *f, off_t offset)
49{
50 struct char_device_struct *cd;
51
52 if (offset < CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE) {
53 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
54 for (cd = chrdevs[offset]; cd; cd = cd->next)
55 seq_printf(f, "%3d %s\n", cd->major, cd->name);
56 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
57 }
58}
59
60#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
61
62static int find_dynamic_major(void)
63{
64 int i;
65 struct char_device_struct *cd;
66
67 for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs)-1; i > CHRDEV_MAJOR_DYN_END; i--) {
68 if (chrdevs[i] == NULL)
69 return i;
70 }
71
72 for (i = CHRDEV_MAJOR_DYN_EXT_START;
73 i > CHRDEV_MAJOR_DYN_EXT_END; i--) {
74 for (cd = chrdevs[major_to_index(i)]; cd; cd = cd->next)
75 if (cd->major == i)
76 break;
77
78 if (cd == NULL || cd->major != i)
79 return i;
80 }
81
82 return -EBUSY;
83}
84
85/*
86 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
87 *
88 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
89 * its number.
90 *
91 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
92 * minors and will return zero on success.
93 *
94 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
95 */
96static struct char_device_struct *
97__register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
98 int minorct, const char *name)
99{
100 struct char_device_struct *cd, **cp;
101 int ret = 0;
102 int i;
103
104 cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
105 if (cd == NULL)
106 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
107
108 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
109
110 if (major == 0) {
111 ret = find_dynamic_major();
112 if (ret < 0) {
113 pr_err("CHRDEV \"%s\" dynamic allocation region is full\n",
114 name);
115 goto out;
116 }
117 major = ret;
118 }
119
120 cd->major = major;
121 cd->baseminor = baseminor;
122 cd->minorct = minorct;
123 strlcpy(cd->name, name, sizeof(cd->name));
124
125 i = major_to_index(major);
126
127 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
128 if ((*cp)->major > major ||
129 ((*cp)->major == major &&
130 (((*cp)->baseminor >= baseminor) ||
131 ((*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct > baseminor))))
132 break;
133
134 /* Check for overlapping minor ranges. */
135 if (*cp && (*cp)->major == major) {
136 int old_min = (*cp)->baseminor;
137 int old_max = (*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct - 1;
138 int new_min = baseminor;
139 int new_max = baseminor + minorct - 1;
140
141 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
142 if (new_max >= old_min && new_max <= old_max) {
143 ret = -EBUSY;
144 goto out;
145 }
146
147 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
148 if (new_min <= old_max && new_min >= old_min) {
149 ret = -EBUSY;
150 goto out;
151 }
152
153 if (new_min < old_min && new_max > old_max) {
154 ret = -EBUSY;
155 goto out;
156 }
157
158 }
159
160 cd->next = *cp;
161 *cp = cd;
162 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
163 return cd;
164out:
165 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
166 kfree(cd);
167 return ERR_PTR(ret);
168}
169
170static struct char_device_struct *
171__unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
172{
173 struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
174 int i = major_to_index(major);
175
176 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
177 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
178 if ((*cp)->major == major &&
179 (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
180 (*cp)->minorct == minorct)
181 break;
182 if (*cp) {
183 cd = *cp;
184 *cp = cd->next;
185 }
186 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
187 return cd;
188}
189
190/**
191 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
192 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
193 * the major number.
194 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
195 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
196 *
197 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
198 */
199int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
200{
201 struct char_device_struct *cd;
202 dev_t to = from + count;
203 dev_t n, next;
204
205 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
206 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
207 if (next > to)
208 next = to;
209 cd = __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n),
210 next - n, name);
211 if (IS_ERR(cd))
212 goto fail;
213 }
214 return 0;
215fail:
216 to = n;
217 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
218 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
219 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
220 }
221 return PTR_ERR(cd);
222}
223
224/**
225 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
226 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
227 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
228 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
229 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
230 *
231 * Allocates a range of char device numbers. The major number will be
232 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
233 * in @dev. Returns zero or a negative error code.
234 */
235int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
236 const char *name)
237{
238 struct char_device_struct *cd;
239 cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name);
240 if (IS_ERR(cd))
241 return PTR_ERR(cd);
242 *dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);
243 return 0;
244}
245
246/**
247 * __register_chrdev() - create and register a cdev occupying a range of minors
248 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
249 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
250 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
251 * @name: name of this range of devices
252 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
253 *
254 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
255 * its number.
256 *
257 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
258 * major number and will return zero on success.
259 *
260 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
261 *
262 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
263 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
264 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
265 * of the module here.
266 */
267int __register_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
268 unsigned int count, const char *name,
269 const struct file_operations *fops)
270{
271 struct char_device_struct *cd;
272 struct cdev *cdev;
273 int err = -ENOMEM;
274
275 cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count, name);
276 if (IS_ERR(cd))
277 return PTR_ERR(cd);
278
279 cdev = cdev_alloc();
280 if (!cdev)
281 goto out2;
282
283 cdev->owner = fops->owner;
284 cdev->ops = fops;
285 kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
286
287 err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, baseminor), count);
288 if (err)
289 goto out;
290
291 cd->cdev = cdev;
292
293 return major ? 0 : cd->major;
294out:
295 kobject_put(&cdev->kobj);
296out2:
297 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd->major, baseminor, count));
298 return err;
299}
300
301/**
302 * unregister_chrdev_region() - unregister a range of device numbers
303 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
304 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
305 *
306 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
307 * starting with @from. The caller should normally be the one who
308 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
309 */
310void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
311{
312 dev_t to = from + count;
313 dev_t n, next;
314
315 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
316 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
317 if (next > to)
318 next = to;
319 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
320 }
321}
322
323/**
324 * __unregister_chrdev - unregister and destroy a cdev
325 * @major: major device number
326 * @baseminor: first of the range of minor numbers
327 * @count: the number of minor numbers this cdev is occupying
328 * @name: name of this range of devices
329 *
330 * Unregister and destroy the cdev occupying the region described by
331 * @major, @baseminor and @count. This function undoes what
332 * __register_chrdev() did.
333 */
334void __unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
335 unsigned int count, const char *name)
336{
337 struct char_device_struct *cd;
338
339 cd = __unregister_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count);
340 if (cd && cd->cdev)
341 cdev_del(cd->cdev);
342 kfree(cd);
343}
344
345static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);
346
347static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
348{
349 struct module *owner = p->owner;
350 struct kobject *kobj;
351
352 if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
353 return NULL;
354 kobj = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
355 if (!kobj)
356 module_put(owner);
357 return kobj;
358}
359
360void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
361{
362 if (p) {
363 struct module *owner = p->owner;
364 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
365 module_put(owner);
366 }
367}
368
369/*
370 * Called every time a character special file is opened
371 */
372static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
373{
374 const struct file_operations *fops;
375 struct cdev *p;
376 struct cdev *new = NULL;
377 int ret = 0;
378
379 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
380 p = inode->i_cdev;
381 if (!p) {
382 struct kobject *kobj;
383 int idx;
384 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
385 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
386 if (!kobj)
387 return -ENXIO;
388 new = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
389 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
390 /* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
391 we dropped the lock. */
392 p = inode->i_cdev;
393 if (!p) {
394 inode->i_cdev = p = new;
395 list_add(&inode->i_devices, &p->list);
396 new = NULL;
397 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
398 ret = -ENXIO;
399 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
400 ret = -ENXIO;
401 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
402 cdev_put(new);
403 if (ret)
404 return ret;
405
406 ret = -ENXIO;
407 fops = fops_get(p->ops);
408 if (!fops)
409 goto out_cdev_put;
410
411 replace_fops(filp, fops);
412 if (filp->f_op->open) {
413 ret = filp->f_op->open(inode, filp);
414 if (ret)
415 goto out_cdev_put;
416 }
417
418 return 0;
419
420 out_cdev_put:
421 cdev_put(p);
422 return ret;
423}
424
425void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
426{
427 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
428 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
429 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
430 inode->i_mapping = &inode->i_data;
431 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
432}
433
434static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
435{
436 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
437 while (!list_empty(&cdev->list)) {
438 struct inode *inode;
439 inode = container_of(cdev->list.next, struct inode, i_devices);
440 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
441 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
442 }
443 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
444}
445
446/*
447 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
448 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
449 * depending on the special file...
450 */
451const struct file_operations def_chr_fops = {
452 .open = chrdev_open,
453 .llseek = noop_llseek,
454};
455
456static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
457{
458 struct cdev *p = data;
459 return &p->kobj;
460}
461
462static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
463{
464 struct cdev *p = data;
465 return cdev_get(p) ? 0 : -1;
466}
467
468/**
469 * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
470 * @p: the cdev structure for the device
471 * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
472 * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
473 * device
474 *
475 * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
476 * live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.
477 */
478int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
479{
480 int error;
481
482 p->dev = dev;
483 p->count = count;
484
485 error = kobj_map(cdev_map, dev, count, NULL,
486 exact_match, exact_lock, p);
487 if (error)
488 return error;
489
490 kobject_get(p->kobj.parent);
491
492 return 0;
493}
494
495static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
496{
497 kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, count);
498}
499
500/**
501 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
502 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
503 *
504 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
505 * itself.
506 */
507void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
508{
509 cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
510 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
511}
512
513
514static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
515{
516 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
517 struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
518
519 cdev_purge(p);
520 kobject_put(parent);
521}
522
523static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
524{
525 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
526 struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
527
528 cdev_purge(p);
529 kfree(p);
530 kobject_put(parent);
531}
532
533static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
534 .release = cdev_default_release,
535};
536
537static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
538 .release = cdev_dynamic_release,
539};
540
541/**
542 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
543 *
544 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
545 */
546struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
547{
548 struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
549 if (p) {
550 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
551 kobject_init(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
552 }
553 return p;
554}
555
556/**
557 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
558 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
559 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
560 *
561 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
562 * system with cdev_add().
563 */
564void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const struct file_operations *fops)
565{
566 memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
567 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
568 kobject_init(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
569 cdev->ops = fops;
570}
571
572static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
573{
574 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
575 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
576 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
577 return NULL;
578}
579
580void __init chrdev_init(void)
581{
582 cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
583}
584
585
586/* Let modules do char dev stuff */
587EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
588EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
589EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
590EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
591EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
592EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
593EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
594EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev);
595EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev);
596